HOWARD BISON
RMU HOW Overall 3-5 1-5 Conference 0-0 0-0 Streak L4 W1 Home 1-1 0-0 Away 2-4 1-5 Neutral 0-0 0-0
Sunday, December 4 // 1:00 p.m. Moon Township, Pa. // Charles L. Sewall Center Live Stream: NECFrontRow.com Twitter: @RMUWBasketball Adam Gusky, play-by-play Justin Pyles, color commentary THE CAPSULE TALE OF THE TAPE After three weeks away from the Charles L. Sewall Center, RMU HOW Robert Morris finally returns home for a Sunday tilt against 62.0 Points Per Game 59.5 Howard. This will be the Colonials’ last home game before Points Allowed Per Game 80.5 the turn of the calendar as they return to the road following 63.2 - 1.2 Scoring Margin - 21.0 this with non-conference contests at Iowa and Morgan .395 Field Goal Pct. .338 State, along with the first Northeast Conference trip to .355 3-Pt. FG Pct. .257 Sacred Heart and Fairleigh Dickinson. 7.4 3-Pt. FG Per Game 4.5 .689 Free Throw Pct. .694 THE SERIES VS. HOWARD .405 FG Pct. Defense .456 The Colonials and Bison have only played once in the past, .410 3-Pt. FG Pct. Defense .427 almost exactly eight years ago. In their inaugural meeting, + 0.3 Rebound Margin - 11.9 RMU defeated Howard at The Chuck, 64-54, thanks to a 13.8 Assists Per Game 10.2 game-high 25 points from Monet Johnson. Angela Pace 16.6 Turnovers Per Game 19.2 added 11 points and five steals for the Colonials, who held + 0.9 Turnover Margin - 0.7 the Bison to 32.8 percent shooting from the field. 0.8 Assist / Turnover Ratio 0.5 7.9 Steals Per Game 8.0 SCOUTING THE BISON 3.1 Blocks Per Game 5.0 Howard has played a tough non-conference slate thus far, owning just a 1-5 record entering December. However, the Bison are coming off their first win just four days ago when it defeated St. Francis Brooklyn on the road, 78-63. Redshirt senior guard Te’Shya Heslip has been Howard’s go-to player on offense in the early going, averaging team highs in points (18.7) and assists (4.2) while shooting 46.2 percent (12-26) from beyond the arc and 78.8 percent (26-33) at the free throw stripe.
SERIES VS. HOWARD
Overall 1-0 Streak W1 Home 1-0 Trend N/A Away 0-0 Last Game W, 64-54 Neutral 0-0 11.29.08 at RMU
PROBABLE STARTERS # Player (based on previous game) 4 Anna Niki Stamolamprou (5-9, Sr., Thessaloniki, Greece) 10 Rebeca Navarro (5-11, Sr., Galicia, Spain) 11 Janee Brown (5-8, Sr., Mitchellville, Md.) 22 Megan Smith (6-1, Jr., Barrie, Ontario) 33 Nneka Ezeigbo (6-2, Fr., Ewing, N.J.)
Moon Township, Pa. // Charles L. Sewall Center
11.13
MONMOUTH
L, 56-69
11.16
@ Lafayette
W, 62-51
11.19
@ Kent State
11.22
@ Vanderbilt
L, 59-75
11.25
vs. Stetson ^
L, 60-68
11.27
@ Florida International ^
L, 57-59
12.1
@ Delaware
L, 65-67
12.4
HOWARD
1:00 p.m.
12.9
@ Iowa
8:00 p.m.
12.18
@ Morgan State
2:00 p.m.
12.29
@ Sacred Heart *
1:00 p.m.
12.31
@ Fairleigh Dickinson *
1:00 p.m.
1.7
ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN *
1:00 p.m.
1.9
LIU BROOKLYN *
7:00 p.m.
1.14
@ Wagner *
1.16
SAINT FRANCIS U *
2:00 p.m.
1.21
BRYANT *
1:00 p.m.
1.23
CENTRAL CONNECTICUT *
7:00 p.m.
1.28
@ Mount St. Mary’s *
1:00 p.m.
1.30
@ Saint Francis U *
7:00 p.m.
2.4
@ St. Francis Brooklyn *
1:00 p.m.
2.6
@ LIU Brooklyn *
7:00 p.m.
2.11
WAGNER *
1:00 p.m.
2.13
MOUNT ST. MARY’S *
7:00 p.m.
2.18
@ Central Connecticut *
1:00 p.m.
2.20
@ Bryant *
8:00 p.m.
2.25
SACRED HEART *
2.27
FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON *
MUSKET SHOTS In the Colonials’ three victories this season, they have held a lead going into the fourth quarter ... RMU outscored Stetson and FIU in the fourth quarter by a combined 14 points last weekend in Miami ... Nneka Ezeigbo scored a career-high 11 points on 5-of-8 shooting in 22 minutes at Delaware on Thursday ... Anna Niki Stamolamprou has been a constant presence on the floor for RMU this season, averaging 37.3 minutes per contest ... Robert Morris has played three new opponents this season in Lafayette, Vanderbilt, and Florida International ... The Colonials won back-to-back season openers for the first time since 2005-06, when they rattled off three consecutive opening day victories ... RMU returns 74 percent of its scoring from 2015-16, including five of its six leading scorers ... Sal Buscaglia retired after the 2015-16 season, leaving behind a legacy of success with a school record 224 victories, 712 career wins, and four NEC Tournament titles
PPG RPG 13.3 4.4 9.1 2.1 7.9 2.1 13.8 8.1 6.4 7.0
Note Needs 15 rebounds to join 500 club Led RMU in scoring at Delaware with 17 pts Owns a 2.3:1 assist-to-turnover ratio Named to All-Tournament Team at FIU Career-high 11 points at Delaware
Off the Bench G 0 Shakema Dashiell (5-9, Jr., Salisbury, Md.) 3.4 1.3 One 3-ptr in eight of last 11 appearances G 2 Nia Adams (5-10, So., Paterson, N.J.) --- --- Saw action in all 33 games as a freshman G 3 Ja’lynn Burton-Jones (5-6, Fr., Middletown, Pa.) 1.0 1.0 Has not played in RMU’s last six games G 12 Lucia Striešová (6-1, Fr., Banská Bystrica, Slovakia) 1.0 0.4 Saw career-high in minutes (7) at FIU F 1 Jocelynne Jones (6-0, Jr., Sicklerville, N.J.) 2.1 0.9 Scored 10 points in win at Kent State F 32 Nadège Pluviose (6-0, Fr., Montreal, Quebec) 2.8 2.3 6 points, 8 rebounds at Florida Int’l C 21 Mikalah Mulrain (6-3, Jr., Brampton, Ontario) 4.7 2.6 108 career blocks, 4th most in RMU history
W, 69-52
KNOW YOUR ENEMY Because Robert Morris and Howard have not played since the 2008-09 season, there are no current players on the current Colonials roster to record any statistics against the Bison.
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2016-17 SCHEDULE & RESULTS 11.11 POINT PARK
3.5
3.8
3.12
Moon Township, Pa. // Charles L. Sewall Center Easton, Pa. // Kirby Sports Center Kent, Ohio // M.A.C. Center
W, 68-65 (OT)
Nashville, Tenn. // Memorial Gymnasium // SECN+ Miami, Fla. // FIU Arena Miami, Fla. // FIU Arena
Newark, Del. // Bob Carpenter Center
Moon Township, Pa. // Charles L. Sewall Center Iowa City, Iowa // Carver-Hawkeye Arena Baltimore, Md. // Hill Field House Fairfield, Conn. // William H. Pitt Center Teaneck, N.J. // Stratis Arena
Moon Township, Pa. // Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, Pa. // Charles L. Sewall Center Staten Island, N.Y. // Spiro Sports Center
1:00 p.m.
Moon Township, Pa. // Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, Pa. // Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, Pa. // Charles L. Sewall Center Emmitsburg, Md. // Knott Arena Loretto, Pa. // DeGol Arena Brooklyn Heights, N.Y. // Pope Center Brooklyn, N.Y. // Steinberg Wellness Center
Moon Township, Pa. // Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, Pa. // Charles L. Sewall Center New Britain, Conn. // Detrick Gymnaisum
Smithfield, R.I. // Chace Athletic Center // ESPN3
Noon
Moon Township, Pa. // Sewall Center // ESPN3
7:00 p.m.
Moon Township, Pa. // Charles L. Sewall Center
NEC Tournament Quarterfinals
TBD
NEC Tournament Semifinals
TBD
NEC Tournament Final
TBD
TBD // TBD TBD // TBD
TBD // TBD // ESPNU
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